Key Worker Rent

Key Worker Living is a government funded scheme that helps Key Workers in London, the South East and East of England to buy or rent a home at an affordable price. Affinity Sutton provides key worker rented accommodation. We have a number of properties available in the South East of England.

Our Keyworker rents are mostly agreed with our referral agencies. Some include other charges such as water charges and council tax. Information specific to the property should be included in the advert. If you would like more information on the rent at a specific scheme, please contact us

A Key Worker is someone employed by the public sector in a frontline role delivering an essential public service in the areas of health, education and community safety where there are serious recruitment and retention problems. Eligibility criteria varies across regions depending on local recruitment and retention priorities:

Have been convicted of a criminal offence, or have been guilty of antisocial behaviour. Unacceptable behaviour may also include serious damage or neglect of a property.1

Have a conviction for using accommodation or allowing it to be used for immoral or illegal purposes.

Have current or former tenant arrears with Affinity Sutton or any other landlord 2

We or another landlord has commenced legal action for breach of tenancy or possession (a Notice of Seeking Possession has been served) or under other legislation relating to the use of your current or previous property

Own or have a legal interest in any residential property in the UK. In exceptional circumstances we will consider applicants who own a property. These will be assessed on an individual case basis3

Already hold a social or affordable tenancy elsewhere, unless you are going to give up that tenancy as part of being rehoused.

We may make exceptions to this if we receive a recommendation from a current landlord or support agency (e.g. probation officer).

We may make an exception if you are a current Affinity Sutton tenant who has received approval through our ‘Moving in Arrears’ policy. Or if we have identified at a tenancy review that your home is no longer affordable, and have agreed to move you.

Unless it is a home which is not suitable, or where there is insufficient equity in the property to afford a suitable home

We value good tenants, and where possible we’ll gather references from previous landlords.